2009 Chevrolet Malibu Steering Problems
- 519
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 519 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 149 records
- steering wheel · 57 records
- turn steering · 15 records
- hard turn · 15 records
- steering goes · 13 records
- steering light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 171 |
| 150–400k mi | 123 |
| 60–100k mi | 122 |
| 30–60k mi | 31 |
| 1–30k mi | 19 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Randomly without warning the esc light will come on and the cars electric steering goes out and makes it nearly impossible to steer. As of now you can shut the car down and wait a few minutes and start the vehicle and it will work but then shut down within 10 miles. This makes the car extremely dangerous to drive.
ODI 11208457
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata recall. Esc triggers with turns, power steering shuts down making it difficult to turn. On multiple occasions steering has failed causing me to stop in the middle of traffic, luckily able to avoid accidents. 09' malibu @ 148k
ODI 11208367
Steering
I recently bought this car for my son. The seller told me that the steering was not right . So while driving it home it became very hard to steer. The dash flashed "power steering". So i searched recalls and found the attached print out. But when i search though your website it says no open recalls. Seems to be harder to steer while turning and at all different speeds.
ODI 11208075
Steering
Power steering light is on. Before the light came on the wheel randomly became hard to turn and a danger to drive
ODI 11207085
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Replaced battery, starter, and alternator driving down highway esu warning and traction service light come on power steering light came on. Car loss power and cut off
ODI 11204159
Steering
Driving the car down the road and the power steering suddenly quits working making it extremely difficult to steer the car and increasing the chance of an accident. Recalls have been issued for several malibu's with the same exact problem but this car has been excluded from the recall. This is a serious safety issue.
ODI 11203628
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Steering wheel locks up in cold weather even after being warmed up for more than 5 minutes. Happened twice, second time i did a normal turn to the right it locked up and had to pull over right away. Always unlocks when restarting the car. Right headlight also doesn't properly work. Changed the light bulb two weeks ago and turned off just today. Checked the bulb and still works. I've researched the problems online…
ODI 11196597
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the power steering was faulty and excessive force had to be used to turn the steering wheel. In addition, the electronic stability control indicator (esc) illuminated and the contact's spouse changed the brake hubs more than twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the esc sensor needed to be serviced and a new…
ODI 11203937
Steering
My daughter was pulling out of our parking space and the power steering went out. Power steering message and service esc popped up. She was unable to steer the car and came very close to hitting a parked car. She did not have enough strength to turn the steering wheel. It stayed parked blocking traffic until i could get home to move the car.
ODI 11195033
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Takata recall. The whole car appears to be having problems at once. We go and get a certain minor problem fix and the next things pops up. Having problems driving acceleration and breaking. Doesn't seem to be safe to drive.
ODI 11194418
Electrical System · Steering
While driving each light comes on follow by power steering the wheel automatically started clicking while turning the wheel in the mist the wheel jerks the opposite direction make it hard to turn and can cause an accident. The power steering then goes completely out
ODI 11206052
Steering
The wheel is hard to turn...... Sometimes it hard to turn and after turning right to left it get easier to turn stationary.
ODI 11193604
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving, the contact stated that the power steering was faulty. The contact turned off the engine and had to make multiple attempts to restart the vehicle. Once the vehicle was restarted, the steering returned to normal. On another occasion, the steering wheel moved on its while the vehicle was idling and the power steering and esc warning indicators illuminated.…
ODI 11195898
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
The service esc light came on, then the power steering light came on. I was in motion at the time about to make a turn. After a few days of the problem being intermittent, my car wouldn't start at all. I tried to start it and nothing. Replaced battery and a engine power reduced light came on. Car still won't start.
ODI 11192746
Steering
Power steering went out while driving. Could not steer and had to get the vehicle towed home.
Crash reported
ODI 11191641
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While operating my 2009 chevy malibu 4cyl in a turn, the electric power steering without any warning failed. A warning indicator afterwards then flashed power steering and electronic stability control failure. The result was almost total loss of control of vehicle while driving in heavy city traffic going through a traffic circle with children in backseat of my vehicle. This is because without warning the electronic…
ODI 11193796
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. When making a turn, the steering failed and the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The contact was able to gain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
ODI 11192388
Steering
Power steering failure. Our 2009 chevrolet malibu lost its power steering with no warning when my wife was driving home from work. Fortunately she was able to pull over on the highway. She turned the car off then restarted and it worked again. It worked for a few days then failed completely again when she was going shopping. Chevrolet is recalling many vehicles with this problem including many 2009 malibu's. For…
ODI 11193393
Steering
Randomly loses power steering, i was leaving a concert sitting still went to move the car and no power steering, turned the car off and restarted it and had power steering again, that was the 2nd time it had happened, the first time i was in a drive thru again sitting still went to move and no power steering turned car off then on and power steering came back
ODI 11197298
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering, along with some other electric problems i am having with this car. I have only had the car for 3 years and already the steering wheel locks up frequently while driving my car on the highways, and traveling through the city. Last night the power steering locked as me and my child was driving home. I had to leave the car parked on a side street because the car would not allow me to turn the steering…
ODI 11185610
Steering
2009 chevy malibu experienced intermittent power steering failures identical to the problem described in the gm #14116b product safety notice (document id 4006770), which affects some 2009 chevy malibu. The issue often occurs when the vehicle it just started, then will go away once the car is restarted after it has warmed up. Gm says this safety recall in not applicable to our vehicle's vin. I have no way to…
ODI 11187120
Steering
My power steering just quit. I had to turn car off and then back on. It's done it twice now.
ODI 11185502
Electrical System · Steering
My car power steering goes out and comes pack after i turn my car off and on. Sometimes the car won't start and the abs light and the traction control light is on on the dash and the inside lock and unlock buttons don't work. They will go up and down on their own in the beginning now if i open my door it locks on me. I changed the wheel barring on the front right tire because bell tire said that the sensor was bad…
ODI 11192065
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My steering wheel wobbles/shakes extremely during stop of vehicle as well as in drive. At one point it said power steering service etc. I came across recall #14v153000, dealers and website says not found on my vehicle. I am wondering why that is since my problems are the same as the ones stated along with the same make, mode and year
ODI 11185956
Electrical System · Steering
Power steering randomly stops work. I was driving down a busy highway and it completely stoped working! I have to stop the car shut it off and back on for the power steering to start working again. Also, when i start the car the wheel starts to shake (when in park) and also shakes going down the highway. Happens at least 3-4 times a week.
ODI 11184990